Highland Invitational Tournament Bull Shoals 10-06-12 Results

The Highland Rebels Fishing Team had a great turnout at its first annual Highland Invitational Tournament in Bull Shoals Arkansas. We had a total of 20 student anglers and 10 boat captains at this great event! The weather Friday for pre-fishing was terrible. Storms, lightning, and heavy rain all day. Despite that, several still caught fish. Our Friday night meeting was held at the Ranger Boat Plant, at Flippin AR. It was great to say the least. All the teams pre-registered there, and were treated to an appearance by Forrest and Nina Wood, founder of Ranger boats. The Ranger plant really rolled out the red carpet for us. Forrest and Nina gave us a personal tour of their museum along with great stories and good company! Ranger provided free hats and snacks for everyone and really made this a special event. Continue reading

Whitnall Senior Reels in College Scholarship

By David Cotey – Greenfield Patch

Kyler Chelminiak’s fishing skills have landed him a scholarship to Bethel University in Tennessee and fish for the school’s fishing team.

Kyler Chelminiak, 17, has always loved the outdoors.

The Whitnall High School senior, who lives in Franklin with his mother Mary, father Kevin and brother Shayne — and the family’s four dogs (three deceased) — have made the outdoors a pivotal part of their lives.

So it should come as no surprise that Kyler recently earned a $48,000 scholarship to Bethel University in Tennesee, half for academics and the other half for him to compete on the school’sBassCats fishing team. Continue reading

Matt Neiburg and Zach Madsen of Blair High School weighed 15 pounds to win the Southern Conference Championship

06.Oct.2012

TBF along with FLW held the High School Southern Conference Championship on Saturday in conjunction with the FLW College Fishing Southern Conference Championship. Teams from across the region were competing and Matt Neiburg and Zach Madsen, both of Blaire, Neb., representing Blair High School, won the tournament, which was also held on Lake Dardanelle, with a five-bass limit weighing 15-0.

The team beat their closest competitor, Little Axe High School/Depew High School, by 2 pounds.

“We caught them on Senkos, and it was tough,” said Madsen, a senior at Blair. “We caught two right away and then we caught two more.”

“We went to a spot and I threw a Senko and had a good one on, and we just kept on throwing that Senko,” said Neiburg, a senior at Blair. We were told to keep throwing it and it might only be a fish an hour, but it might also get it done.” Continue reading